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| Seljord kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 59°30′48″N 8°38′56″E / 59.51333°N 8.64889°ECoordinates: 59°30′48″N 8°38′56″E / 59.51333°N 8.64889°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Telemark | ||
| District | Vest-Telemark | ||
| Administrative centre | Seljord | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2003) | Solveig Sundbø Abrahamsen (H) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 715 km2 (276 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 670 km2 (260 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 155 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 2,899 | ||
| • Rank | 279 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -6.1 % | ||
| Demonym | Seljording1 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-0828 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.seljord.kommune.no | ||
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Seljord is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Seljord. The parish of Siljord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Seljord is famous for its sea serpent, Selma, who allegedly lives in Lake Seljord (Seljordsvatnet).
The yearly Dyrsku'n market, held since 1866, attracts 60-80,000 visitors each year.
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General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Seljord farm (Old Norse: Seljugerði), since the first church was built there. The first element is the genitive case of selja which means "sallow-tree" or "willow" and the last element is gerði which means "field". Prior to 1889, the name was written "Silgjord" or "Sillejord".2
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 15 September 1989. The arms show the sea serpent Selma in a gold-color on a red background.3
Notable natives
- Kristin Skogheim - comedienne, actress, television presenter
- Hallvard Flatland - television presenter
- Jørund Telnes - 19th century writer
References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ Rygh, Oluf (1914). Norske gaardnavne: Bratsbergs amt (dokpro.uio.no) (7 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius bogtrikkeri. pp. 321–322. (Norwegian)
- ^ "Kommunevåpenet". Seljord kommune. Retrieved 2009-01-17. (Norwegian)
External links
Media related to Seljord at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Seljord at Wiktionary- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Telemark travel guide from Wikivoyage
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